From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
Desktop publishing (also known as DTP) combines a personal computer and WYSIWYG page layout software to create publication documents on a computer for either large scale publishing or small scale local multifunction peripheral output and distribution.
The term "desktop publishing" is commonly used to describe page layout skills. However, the skills and software are not limited to paper and book publishing. The same skills and software are often used to create graphics for point of sale displays, promotional items, trade show exhibits, retail package designs and outdoor signs.
- Adobe FrameMaker
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe PageMaker
- Corel Ventura
- iStudio Publisher
- Microsoft Office Publisher
- PageStream (used to be "Publishing Partner")
- Serif PagePlus